LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jurors began deliberating Thursday in the federal trial of a Las Vegas police officer after listening to his brother testify against him for several hours about the pre-dawn robbery that prosecutors say kicked off a string of heists.
Deliberations will continue Friday morning.
Caleb Rogers, 35, could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted of brandishing a department-issue weapon during one of the robberies.
After he and his brother pulled off a heist in November 2021, prosecutors said, Caleb Rogers succeeded once more but was arrested during a third heist in February 2022.
“Caleb told me that it was gonna be his operation and when it was happening I had to do everything he said because he had the knowledge and the skill,” Josiah Rogers said, referring to his brother’s work in law enforcement.
Josiah Rogers admitted on the stand that he was the getaway driver in one of the heists, using an unregistered pickup truck with no plates. He said he knew his brother “desperately” needed money after a longtime struggle with gambling.